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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1917.

2. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?
(a) "Who needs decisions".
(b) "Who makes decisions".
(c) "Decisions for who".
(d) "Can't I make my own decisions".

3. Mamet's father only finished how many years of community college before he bluffed his way into law school?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

4. When was the State of Israel established?
(a) 1293.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1725.
(d) 1948.

5. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
(a) Americans.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Israelis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 2008 election?

2. What does Mamet assert would happen to the occupants of an Iranian vehicle with a bumper sticker with a Christian cross, a star of David and a Muslim crescent and the single word, "Co-Exist"?

3. Where was Karl Marx born?

4. What refers to the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control?

5. In Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions, Mamet writes that liberals want to make the world fair by giving what to those with less ability or who are perceived to have been disadvantaged by society?

(see the answer key)

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